Kitchen-cabinet.



C. A. ELLIS.

KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. a1, 1913.

1 1 21 ,8 1 6, Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31. 1913.

1 ,121 ,8 1 6, Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31, 1913.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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Inventor Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ennui) A. ELLIS, or s'r. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, Assmuoa To THE FAULTLESS. IRON wonxs or ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUD A. ELLIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Charles, in the county of Kane and- State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to kitchen cabinets,

its object being to provide an all metal cabinet, the various parts of which are formed of'sheet metal which can be readily shaped and which, when assembled, forms an attractive' finished structure.

Another object is to provide a kitchen cabinet certain of the parts of which are so.

constituting means for supporting or attaching the. vertical and horizontal partitions, for supporting guides for the drawers and certain of which frame members are extended to form certain of the walls of the structure.

A further object is to provide drawer fronts and doors so constructed as to deaden the metallic sound which is ordinarily produced by striking metal.

A further object is to provide a kneading board of novel construction and improved means for guiding and mounting the same,

- the said guiding means constituting a connection between the upper and lower members of thecabinet.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 AA Fig. 1, the kneading board being re- Specification of Letters Patent.

is a section on line.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed January 31, 1913. Serial 110.7 1.5520.

moved. Fig. 4 is a section on line B B F g. 2, the kneading board being removed. Fig. 5 1s a section on line CC Fig. 1, the kneading board being removed. Fig. 6 is a section on line D-D Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the upper front members of the cabinet, thesaid-members being separated and portions of them being broken through one of the doors of the cabinet. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the front POIlJIOIl. of one of the drawers of the cabinet. Fig. 10 is an enlarged transverse section through the kneading board or table, portions thereof being broken away. Fig. 11 is a detail view of one of the legs of the cabinet. I f

As hereinbefore stated, all parts of the cabinet are formed of sheet metal. form of cabinet illustrated, upper and lower sections are provided, the upper section bein g connected to the lower section in a novel manner as will be hereinafter set forth. Furthermore, in the type of cabinet shown, the upper section is divided into a side compartment E extending throughout the height thereof and into upper and lower compartments F and G arranged at one side of the compartment E.

The back of the top section is formed in a single sheet of metal, indicated at 1 and resting upon the upper-edge of this back plate or sheet is the sheet metal top 2 of the cabinet, said top having a downwardly extending flange 3 bearing against the back surface of the sheet 1 and held thereto by rivets or in any other preferred manner.

This top sheet 2 extends throughout the width of the cabinet and constitutes a rearwardly projecting extension or flange formed along the upper edge of the top frame member 4:. This frame member extends throughout thewidth of the cabinet and is provided, throughout the length of its lower portion with a rabbet 5 from which projects an inwardly extending flange 6.

The bottom of the top section of the cabinet is formed of a sheet of metal, such as indicated at 7, this sheet constituting a backwardly projecting flange or extension formed along the upper edge of a rabbet 8 which extends throughout the, length of the lower front frame member 9 of the cab-- In the away. Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse section inet, the lower edge of said frame member as shown at 10. This flange 10 and the rabbet 8 extends throughout the length of the member 9 and formed along the rear and the side edges of the bottom sheet 7 are depending flanges 11 and 12 respectively. The rear flange 11 is adapted to be riveted or otherwise secured to the back 1.

ting flanges has been illustrated in section.

in Fig. 6. Flanges 16 are formed along the upper edges of the sides 13 and extend over the side portions of the top 2 and are riveted or otherwise secured thereto. side sheets 13 constitute rearwardly projecting extensions or flanges arranged along the outer edges of the front side members 17 of the cabinet, the upper and lower ends of these front side members lapping the ends of the top and bottom frame members 4 and 9 and being secured thereto by rivets or the like. The inner sides of the members 17 are provided with rabbeted extensions 18 the ends of which fit within the rabbets 5 and 8 and inwardly extended flanges 19. are formed along the inner edges of these rabbets and bear, at their ends, against the flange 6 and the bottom 7.

Intel-posed between the side frame members 17 and the top and bottom frame members 4 and 9 is an intermediate vertical frame member 20 the ends of which are adapted to fit within the rabbets 5 and 8. This vertical frame member has the rabbets 21 formed along the sides thereof and inwardly extended flanges 22 are provided along the free edges of the 'rabbets and abut against the flange 6 and the bottom 7 respectively. I One of these flanges 22 is riveted or otherwise secured to a vertical partition 23 formed of sheet'metal and provided at its rear, top and bottom edges, with flanges 24 riveted or otherwise secured to the back 1,, top 2, and bottom 7 respectively. Thus it will be seen that the side compartment E is formed.

Interposed between the vertical frame member 20 and one of the side frame members 17 is an intermediate horizontal frame member 25 which is provided along its upper and lower edges with rabbets 26 extending throughout the length thereof, the ends of this frame member being fitted snugly within the rabbets 18 of one of the side members 17 and within one of the rabbets 21 of the vertical frame member 20. Inwardly extending flanges 27 are formed along the free edges of the rabbets and abutagainst the flanges 19 and 22 of the adjacent side members 17 and of the vertical mem- These ber 20. The end portions of the frame member 25 are riveted or otherwise attached to the members 17 and 20 and the said frame member 20 is riveted or otherwise secured to the members 4 and 9. A horizontal partition, formed in a single sheet of metal, and which has been illustrated at 28, is riveted or otherwise secured to the upper flange 27 of the frame member 25 and is provided along its side and rear edges with flanges 29 which are riveted or otherwise secured to the back 1, partition 23, and one of the sides 13. Thus it will be seen that the two compartments F and G are formed.

Attention is called to the fact that when the several front frame members of the upper section of the cabinet are assembled, their outer or front faces will be flush and the open front end of each" of the compartments within said section will be completely surrounded by a seat formed by the several rabbets which merge one into the other. The depth of these rabbets is such as to permit the doors of the several compartments to rest with their outer faces flush with the corresponding faces of the frame members when the doors are closed. As shown in the drawings, a single door 30 is preferably; provided for the side compartment E, said door being mounted upon hinges .31 and being provided with a suitable fastening device 32. Each of the compartments F and G is pref erably provided with two doors arranged opposite to each other, as shown at 33, these doors being mounted on hinges 34 and being provided with suitable fastenings 35. Each door is preferably formed of a front plate 36 having flanges 37 along the edges thereof adapted to receive between them a flanged back plate 38 held in position by bending one or more of the flanges 37 so as to lap the plate 38 as shown at 39. The space thus formed between the plates 32 and 38 is provided with a filling 40 made up of a suitable fibrous material saturated with paraffin.-

This filler serves as a means for deadening sound and destroys or greatly reduces the metallic ring which would otherwise be pro duced when the door is handled. It is to be understood that either or both of the compartments F and G can be provided with supporting cleats such as shown at 41, these cleats serving to support a shelf 42 formed of sheet metal. The front and rear edges of the shelf can be flanged, as shown at .43, so as to prevent sagging.

The construction of the lower section of the cabinet is very similar to that of the upper section. This lower section includes a back 44 formed of sheet metal and the side edge portions of which interlock with the sides 45 of the section, these sides being likewise formed of sheet metal. The sides 45 constitute rear extensions or flanges formed along the .outer side edges of the front Wardly extended flange front edge portion ofthe top sheet 50 of the lower section, said: top section having a downwardly extendingflange 51 whichis riveted or otherwise secured to the back 44.

The sides. ofthe top. 50 are bent downwardly and inwardly, as shown at 52, so as to engage outturned flanges 53 formed along the upper edges of the sides 45.

As shown in Fig. 2, the front and back edge portions of each side 45 can be pressed outwardly, as at 54 so as to imitate finishingstrips or-co'rner posts and remforcmgme' tallicstraps 55 may also be secured along the lower edge of each side 45 upon the outer faoethereof so as to extend up to the outpressed portion 54,1thesestraps 55' also serving to imitate cleats used to give a finished 1 appearance to the sides of the base or hotor. otherwise secured thereto and to the top 50, the bottom 58, and the back 44. This: partition divides the lower' section intotwo;

tom section. Furthermore the strips con-- -stitute reinforcing means to prevent the sheet metal-sides. 45 from buckling along their lower edges.

j I The lower edges of the back and sides of i the lower section are bent inwardly and up- I Wardly,.as shown at 56 so as to.,.enga'ge downwardly extending flanges 57 formed along the sides and back of the bottom 58 of v the lower section',-this bottom being formed ofsheet metal andconstituting a rearwardly projecting extension or flange formed along the upper edge of the bottom frame member 48. An intermediate vertical frame member 59 is interposed between the frame members 47 and 48 and has a partition 60 riveted compartments H- and I andthe compartment H maybe provided with a'shelf 61- removably mounted on supporting cleats .62 v

riveted or. otherwise secured to-0ne of the sides 45 and to the partition'60. This shelf 1 may be similar to the shelf 42. One-or more horizontal frame members 63 are interposed? between the vertical frame member 59. and

one of the side frame members, 46," these frame members 63 being extended across the frame members 46, 47, 48,49 and63 are rabbeted and are fitted together in the same manner as are the frame members which are; illustrated in Fig. 7. Doors 64 =may be hingedly mounted as at 65 so as to close'the front of the compartment H, these doors,

when closed, being disposed with their front. faces flush'with the front faces ofthe front frame members 47, 48, 46 and 59.

, As hereinbefore stated the framemembers of the lower section are similar 1n: constructlon to the frame members of'the upper seclllOIl. are provided with rearwardly extending upper and lower-'- flanges 66.- Secured to these flanges are angular guide cleats 67' which-are likewise secured 'tothe side walls of the compartment I. These cleats consti- 'tute guides for the upper and lower edges of drawers 68 which are slidably mounted within the compartment I. Each drawer is formed entirely of sheet metal and has its front made upof a front plate 69 having rearwardly extending flanges 70 offset, as" at 71, so as'to lap and retain aback plate 72-.

A filling 73 of fibrous material saturatedpreferably. with paraflin, is interposed between the plates 69 and 72. Flanges 71 are rlveted or'otherwise secured to a metal sheet 74 which is bent to form the bottom and sides of the drawer. A rear plate 75 formed For example the frame members 63 The upper edges of the walls of the'drawer" theadjacent guide cleats 67. -It is to be understood that the drawers areso proporare folded downwardly so as to present broad bearing edges adapted to contact with" tioned as. to fit snugly between the cleats" 4 and, when the drawers are pushed" into'thecabinet, the fronts of the drawers will fit snugly ,within the seats formed by the 'rab-- bets of the frame members 46, 59, 63, 47 and 48, and, therefore, the front faces 'of the] drawers will lie flush with. the front faces of the frame members.- Each drawer may be provided with a pull such as indicated at 77 Fitted within each angle formed by' the frame'member 48, sides 45 and backl 44'and belowvthe bottom 58 are legs 78the upper,

ends of which are preferably pressed inlegs maybe mounted on suitable casters if desired and each legis provided, at its lowerend,,with an inwardly and upwardly extend ed portion 79 constituting-a cup for holding foil or any other suitable substance whichwill-prevent insects f romcrawling up thefront :of the compartment I.- All of the legs of the cabinet. i

'wardly so as to fit snugly withinsaid angles and to allow theexposed portions of theouter faces: of the legs to lie flush with the adjacent faces of the cabinet structure. The

The walls of-the upper sectionof the' jbil I v net'aI'eS0'p P iOn d as to fit close to and slightly lap thecorresponding walls of the lowersection of the cabinet. For'thepur- Z pose of holding thetwo sections properly spaced apart, combined guides and connecting brackets are used. ;Each of these brackets is in the'form of a plate BOhaving a cen- '--tral longitudinal channel 81 within'itsinner face. Ears 82 extend upwardly from the central channeled portion and are secured to the sides of the upper and lower sections respectively of the cabinet. When the ears are thus attached, the two sections will be fixedly connected but the bottom of the upper section will be held spaced from the top of the lower section, as will be apparent by referring to Figs. 3 and 5. The space thus formed, and which has been indicated at J constitutes a housing for a portion of a kneading board or table 83 likewise formed of metal. This kneading board consists of a single angle strip 84. bent to form a rectangular frame, the ends of the angle strip .being secured together in any suitable manner. A metallic sheet 85 is arranged above this frame and has marginal flanges 86 extending downwardly so as to fit snugly within the frame and to bear upon the base flanges 87 of the frame. This sheet 85 is provided with a covering 88 of tin or any other suitable material, the edge portions of the covering being turned downwardly so as to fit between the flanges 86 and the sides of the frame 84:. The several parts are held together by rivets, as shown at 89. A. reinforcing channeled cleat 98 may be secured along the center of the bottom face of sheet 85 so as to rest upon the top 50 and thus prevent the middle portion of the kneading board from sagging under the pressure to which it is subjected. Wear strips 91 may be secured upon the side portions of the top 50 and the frame 84 is adapted to rest upon these strips. The side edges of the kneading board project into the channels 81 so as thus to properly guide the kneading board in its movement into and out of active position. The inwardly extending flange 10 of the frame member 9 serves likewise as a guide for the kneading board and prevents it from being swung upwardly out of position. The downwardly projecting ortion of the back 1 which is located below t 1e bottom 7 is preferably provided with short reinforcing straps such as indicated at 92.

Importance is attached to the fact that all of the front frame members are of the same cross sectional contour and can be readily rolled in proper form and, after being cut to desired lengths, can be quickly and accurately assembled, the parts when assembled presenting a smooth front and the entire finished cabinet being attractive as well as light and durable.

While the structure herein described has been referred to .as a kitchen cabinet, it is to be understood that many of the features embodied therein can be used in the formation of other articles of metal furniture.

It will be noted by referring particularly to Fig. 4 that the brackets 80 are provided, upon their inner faces, and close to and above the channels 81, with longitudinally properly supported back from the extending ribs 93 constituting supports on which the loweredges of the sides 13 rest.

In order that the guide cleats 67 ma be ront frame members and held pro erly spaced 7o from the adjacent side of the ower section 1 of the cabinet, a combined spacing and supporting plate 94 is secured to the inner surface of that side 45 of the cabinet constituting one Wall of the compartment I. One set of cleats are then secured to this plate 94.

It is to be understood that various fixtures may be arranged within the different compartments of the cabinet and the drawers can be adapted for holding any material desired.

What is claimed is 1. A metallic cabinet including opposed sheet metal members having longitudinal rabbets and backwardly extending portions arranged longitudinally along the rabbets, a frame member interposed between the first named members and having a longitudinal rabbet terminating at its ends within the rabbets of the first named members, said frame members being secured together and having their outer faces flush, and a rearwardly projecting portion extending from the rabbet of the interposed member and abutting at its ends against the 1 adjacent sides of the first named members.

-2. A metallic cabinet including upper and lower frame members, backwardly extending portions integral therewith and extending longitudinally thereof, said portions constituting the top and bottom respectively of a compartment in the cabinet, side frame members, backwardly extending portions integral therewith and extending longitudinally thereof and constituting the side walls of a compartment in the cabinet, flanges extending from said rearwardly extending portions of the side frame members for lapping and attachment to the rearwardly extending portion of the top frame member, flanges extending from the rearwardly extending portionof the bottom frame member for attachment to the sidesof the compartment, a back plate, and means carried by said rearwardly ezlrtending portion for attachment to the back ate. p 3. A metallic cabinet including upper and lower frame members, each of said frame members having a rearwardly extending portion extending throughout the length thereof, said portions constituting the top and bottom respectively of a compartment of the cabinet, side frame members having rearwardly extending portions each constituting the side wall of a compartment, said upper and lower frame members abutting against said side walls, a metallic back, means upon the backwardly extending portions for attachment to the back and to each other.

lower frame members, each of said frame members having a rearwardly extending portion extending throughout the length thereof, said portions constituting the top and bottom respectively of a compartment of the cabinet, side frame members having rearwardly extending portions each constituting a side Wall of a compartment, said upper and lower frame members abutting against said side Walls, a metallic back, means upon the backwardly extending portions for attachment to the back and to each other, and intermediate front members, the ends of each intermediate member abutting against the intermediate portions of the adjacent frame members, the front faces of all of the frame members being flush.

- 5. A metallic cabinet including upper and lower frame members, each of said frame members having a rearwardly extending portion extending throughout the length thereof, said portions constituting the top and bottom respectively of a compartment of the cabinet, side frame members having rear- Wardly extending portions each constituting a side Wall of a compartment, said upper and lower frame members abutting against said side Walls, a metallic back, means upon the backwardly extending portions for attachment to the back and to each other, and intermediate front members, the ends of each intermediate member abutting against the intermediate portions of the adjacent frame members, the front faces of all of the frame members being flush, each of said frame members having a longitudinal rabbet, the rabbets of the intermediate frame members terminating Within the rabbets of the adjacent members and the rabbets of the side frame members terminating Within the rabbets of the upper and lower frame members, all of said rabbets cooperating to form closure seats. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CLAUD A. ELLIS. Witnesses:

p K. D. LEWIS,

H. W. BLASHFILELD. 

